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Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
Good book, if slightly flawed.., 17 Mar 2008
Just received the book and built the first model (paper plane launcher).
The CAD instructions aren't as good as genuine lego - at the end of the model there were a couple of things that weren't connected properly which meant some improvisation on my part. Also had to bodge it a bit in places because I didn't have all the parts needed as per their spec. But I guess that's part of what the book aims to encourage so I shouldn't complain too much!!
As per the other reviewer's comments though it really does send the mind racing to new and unexplored possibilities.
Oh, and the PPL was an instant hit with my 4 and 1 year olds once built - hours of fun launching planes all over the place in a way that my one year old in particular would never have managed on her own if you'd tried to get her to do it manually. Fun for all the family :) Looking forward to building the other models and more inventions of my own...
This will set your mind racing, 29 Oct 2007
Excellent book, but! If you are looking for some really cool stuff to make then perhaps you'll be disappointed, there are only a few models detailed but they are covered very comprehensively. The book will set your mind racing at the possibilities LEGO provides and perhaps that is the whole point, a good buy though.
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
Good book, if slightly flawed.., 17 Mar 2008
Just received the book and built the first model (paper plane launcher).
The CAD instructions aren't as good as genuine lego - at the end of the model there were a couple of things that weren't connected properly which meant some improvisation on my part. Also had to bodge it a bit in places because I didn't have all the parts needed as per their spec. But I guess that's part of what the book aims to encourage so I shouldn't complain too much!!
As per the other reviewer's comments though it really does send the mind racing to new and unexplored possibilities.
Oh, and the PPL was an instant hit with my 4 and 1 year olds once built - hours of fun launching planes all over the place in a way that my one year old in particular would never have managed on her own if you'd tried to get her to do it manually. Fun for all the family :) Looking forward to building the other models and more inventions of my own...
This will set your mind racing, 29 Oct 2007
Excellent book, but! If you are looking for some really cool stuff to make then perhaps you'll be disappointed, there are only a few models detailed but they are covered very comprehensively. The book will set your mind racing at the possibilities LEGO provides and perhaps that is the whole point, a good buy though.
Little felted animals, 04 Jan 2009
Good instructions and photographs but animals dissapointing they look very amateur and child like.
Beautiful!, 19 Oct 2008
I have not yet made any of the animals but have spent many hours looking at the beautiful pages of this inspiring book. I have sent off for my fleece, neeedles and glass eyes and when they arrive I will be trying the techniques. I doubt my animals will be as such high standard as the ones photographed but I can't wait to try.
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Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
Good book, if slightly flawed.., 17 Mar 2008
Just received the book and built the first model (paper plane launcher).
The CAD instructions aren't as good as genuine lego - at the end of the model there were a couple of things that weren't connected properly which meant some improvisation on my part. Also had to bodge it a bit in places because I didn't have all the parts needed as per their spec. But I guess that's part of what the book aims to encourage so I shouldn't complain too much!!
As per the other reviewer's comments though it really does send the mind racing to new and unexplored possibilities.
Oh, and the PPL was an instant hit with my 4 and 1 year olds once built - hours of fun launching planes all over the place in a way that my one year old in particular would never have managed on her own if you'd tried to get her to do it manually. Fun for all the family :) Looking forward to building the other models and more inventions of my own...
This will set your mind racing, 29 Oct 2007
Excellent book, but! If you are looking for some really cool stuff to make then perhaps you'll be disappointed, there are only a few models detailed but they are covered very comprehensively. The book will set your mind racing at the possibilities LEGO provides and perhaps that is the whole point, a good buy though.
Little felted animals, 04 Jan 2009
Good instructions and photographs but animals dissapointing they look very amateur and child like.
Beautiful!, 19 Oct 2008
I have not yet made any of the animals but have spent many hours looking at the beautiful pages of this inspiring book. I have sent off for my fleece, neeedles and glass eyes and when they arrive I will be trying the techniques. I doubt my animals will be as such high standard as the ones photographed but I can't wait to try.
Knitted toys - knitting joys!!, 02 Jan 2009
In a nutshell - a real delight!! Its beautifully produced - light enough to be handled whilst knitting to the patters; large enough to provide large, glossy, fun photos of the animals; range is varied enough to provide interest for years to come, with animals from every continent!! A pleasure to have and hold - and one to dive into with needles at the ready!!
World of Knitted Toys, 26 Sep 2008
This is a super book for the experienced knitter/toymaker, who will find the toys easy to make and so much more lifelike than other knitted animals and dolls. For a beginner, though, the instructions need to be more fully interpreted, they are not clear enough and don't always create what you see in the excellent photos. I am lucky enough to be able to change the instruction so that I can make the ears, hands etc at least as good as the pictures, but my mum had difficulty understanding the instructions. The author is obviously a nature lover and has written paragraphs about each of the animals which is nice but it's all stuff you would be familiar with, and the space would have been better used with more detailed knitting instructions. Having said that I'm sure I'll use this book again and again. It's a good buy for me.
Wonderful, Wonderful Book, 03 May 2008
This is the most fun knitting book I've ever seen. I was over the moon when I saw it and thrilled to bits with the clear patterns and my own finished results.
My own knitting skills don't extend much beyond scarves, but these gorgeous, happy knitted animals are so easy to make even I can enjoy knitting them and have good results.
Not only perfect for knitted toy fans, but brilliant for beginners who are sick of knitting squares!
A great and inspiring book, 20 Nov 2005
When I ordered this book I just couldn't wait until it arrived...and when the mailman finally delivered it I was thrilled! The patterns are great and already I've finished a turtle for my niece (and she loves to play with it). The patterns are easy to follow and I can warmly recommend it.
Simply brilliant, 23 Jun 2005
There are quite a lot of knitted toy patterns out there, and with many, you end up with a knitted thing that happens to be animal shaped. This book thankfully turns that around, and you find yourself creating animals that just happen to be knitted. The range is astounding: presented in themed sets, you're taken from the jungle via the farmyard and ocean to the arctic and beyond, with patterns for lions, tigers and bears, cats, dogs, pigs, wombats, penguins, a horse and rider, dolphins, whales, an amazing sea turtle with patterned shell, monkeys, orang utangs and people too. Most patterns have a large and small version, and there's a list at the front of which are the easier and which the more challenging patterns, though none of them are too difficult for an advanced beginner, and you can always knit stripey creatures in one colour, or just make the littlest version to begin with. The designs are easy to follow and make up into lovely toys that will delight kids and older folk alike; this should keep you happily knitting for several years with the range of designs, the only problem is trying to pick just one at a time to work on.
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
Good book, if slightly flawed.., 17 Mar 2008
Just received the book and built the first model (paper plane launcher).
The CAD instructions aren't as good as genuine lego - at the end of the model there were a couple of things that weren't connected properly which meant some improvisation on my part. Also had to bodge it a bit in places because I didn't have all the parts needed as per their spec. But I guess that's part of what the book aims to encourage so I shouldn't complain too much!!
As per the other reviewer's comments though it really does send the mind racing to new and unexplored possibilities.
Oh, and the PPL was an instant hit with my 4 and 1 year olds once built - hours of fun launching planes all over the place in a way that my one year old in particular would never have managed on her own if you'd tried to get her to do it manually. Fun for all the family :) Looking forward to building the other models and more inventions of my own...
This will set your mind racing, 29 Oct 2007
Excellent book, but! If you are looking for some really cool stuff to make then perhaps you'll be disappointed, there are only a few models detailed but they are covered very comprehensively. The book will set your mind racing at the possibilities LEGO provides and perhaps that is the whole point, a good buy though.
Little felted animals, 04 Jan 2009
Good instructions and photographs but animals dissapointing they look very amateur and child like.
Beautiful!, 19 Oct 2008
I have not yet made any of the animals but have spent many hours looking at the beautiful pages of this inspiring book. I have sent off for my fleece, neeedles and glass eyes and when they arrive I will be trying the techniques. I doubt my animals will be as such high standard as the ones photographed but I can't wait to try.
Knitted toys - knitting joys!!, 02 Jan 2009
In a nutshell - a real delight!! Its beautifully produced - light enough to be handled whilst knitting to the patters; large enough to provide large, glossy, fun photos of the animals; range is varied enough to provide interest for years to come, with animals from every continent!! A pleasure to have and hold - and one to dive into with needles at the ready!!
World of Knitted Toys, 26 Sep 2008
This is a super book for the experienced knitter/toymaker, who will find the toys easy to make and so much more lifelike than other knitted animals and dolls. For a beginner, though, the instructions need to be more fully interpreted, they are not clear enough and don't always create what you see in the excellent photos. I am lucky enough to be able to change the instruction so that I can make the ears, hands etc at least as good as the pictures, but my mum had difficulty understanding the instructions. The author is obviously a nature lover and has written paragraphs about each of the animals which is nice but it's all stuff you would be familiar with, and the space would have been better used with more detailed knitting instructions. Having said that I'm sure I'll use this book again and again. It's a good buy for me.
Wonderful, Wonderful Book, 03 May 2008
This is the most fun knitting book I've ever seen. I was over the moon when I saw it and thrilled to bits with the clear patterns and my own finished results.
My own knitting skills don't extend much beyond scarves, but these gorgeous, happy knitted animals are so easy to make even I can enjoy knitting them and have good results.
Not only perfect for knitted toy fans, but brilliant for beginners who are sick of knitting squares!
A great and inspiring book, 20 Nov 2005
When I ordered this book I just couldn't wait until it arrived...and when the mailman finally delivered it I was thrilled! The patterns are great and already I've finished a turtle for my niece (and she loves to play with it). The patterns are easy to follow and I can warmly recommend it.
Simply brilliant, 23 Jun 2005
There are quite a lot of knitted toy patterns out there, and with many, you end up with a knitted thing that happens to be animal shaped. This book thankfully turns that around, and you find yourself creating animals that just happen to be knitted. The range is astounding: presented in themed sets, you're taken from the jungle via the farmyard and ocean to the arctic and beyond, with patterns for lions, tigers and bears, cats, dogs, pigs, wombats, penguins, a horse and rider, dolphins, whales, an amazing sea turtle with patterned shell, monkeys, orang utangs and people too. Most patterns have a large and small version, and there's a list at the front of which are the easier and which the more challenging patterns, though none of them are too difficult for an advanced beginner, and you can always knit stripey creatures in one colour, or just make the littlest version to begin with. The designs are easy to follow and make up into lovely toys that will delight kids and older folk alike; this should keep you happily knitting for several years with the range of designs, the only problem is trying to pick just one at a time to work on.
mega cute, 19 Jul 2008
even if you aren't going to make the cute toys this book will make you happy
Very cute!, 27 Feb 2008
This book is very similar to "The Cute Book", but is for larger scale versions (c. 25-35cm tall) and made out of jersey material (although I have used cotton) instead of felt. They are incredibly easy to make - my 7 year old daughter has even had a go. The patterns (which need enlarging if you make them to their specifications) include bunny, bear, fish, lizard, sheep, monkey, penguin, cat and other wierd creatures. They are all cute, even if some are a little strange and would appeal to conventional as well as more modern crafters.
Instructions are easy to follow & very sweetly written (each character has a few words written about them which are totally random),
All in all, a good crafting book for all.
Aranzi Aronzo fun time, 30 Dec 2007
I bought this book in Japan at an Aranzi Aronzo shop.
I was so in love with their plush toys but discovered that they are not made to sell so I was advised to buy the book and make them myself.
Although I have the Japanese version with poor reading skills I found this book so easy and simple to use!
It has fantastic photos of the plush, simple set by set picture instructions and patterns to copy and transfer to material.
Must get if you love all kawaii plush!
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Customer Reviews
Lovely book for semi newbies, 26 Jun 2008
Having got my basic skills from Happy Hooker (outstanding instructions) this book gives you plenty scope for some seriously cute animals, which you can finish in a couple of hours (pros probably go a bit quicker). Once you've got the hang of a few basic stiches (mainly crocheting rounds and increasing and decreasing), it's just a question of selecting some lovely yarn and going for it.
The book is American (as is Happy Hooker) so some UK crocheters may struggle with having to convert between the different terminology for stitches. I found it okay as I don't know the UK system anyway and all the funky amigurmi books seem to be American
Cute.. Fun.. and Easy =), 31 May 2008
I absolutely adore this book. The patterns are so simple and easy to follow. Most of them work up really fast as well.
Ana Paula Rimoli was one of my most favourite designers before I got this book and she is even more so now that I have the book!
I can't wait for her next one!
Not for beginners, 17 May 2008
I have wanted to learn to crochet for some time, and was taken in by the cute looking animals on the front of the book. I thought that this would be a good guide and easy enough to follow, due to the reviews I read.
I have been trying for some days now to teach myself to no avail. The book shows the large variety of stitches that can be used, but gives absolutely no indication of how to combine them as required in the patterns.
The book does not even show how to make a very basic square of crochet. In fact it does not even show how to finish a line and start a new one. So for a beginner it is very difficult, frustrating and very much throws you in at the deep end.
Hence I have spent much of my time, since receiving the book, trawling internet sites which teach the absolute basics before I can try the simplest of the patterns in this book.
It is still very a nice and cute book, with lots of lovely ideas, I just hope that I can pick up the skills from elsewhere to enable me to get the best from it.
Finally the wait is over, 03 Mar 2008
I have been waiting for this book to be published and finally the day has come :))
I am going to recommend it to people who already know how to crochet amis and to those who have never had a crocheting hook in their hands yet.
I have been purchasing individual crocheting patterns from Ana Paula Rimoli for a while now and I have always found them cutest, easy, well explained and so quick to make. At this stage most of my friends own something crocheted by me using
Ana's patterns and in fact I have a "presents" waiting list:) (yes, the toys are that cute!!!)
To sum up the value of the book is very good (comparing to many Japanese amigurumi books which cost about the same but have only few patterns) - lots of very cute, inexpensive, various projects and they are:
Valentine bears, baby lion and his daddy, puppy and his daddy (my favourite!!!!), baby monkey and her daddy, baby penguin and her mommy, baby owl and her mommy, baby hedgehog and her mommy, boy and girl elephants, baby octopus and her mommy, mrs and mr cactus (great!!), happy eggs, smiling desserts, tiny amis (6 toys), little pear, little apple and worm as well as crocheting instruction and crocheting terms explained for those who have never crocheted before.
I am hooked on crocheting now and can only hope that the book is the first one of many more to come!!!
A Great 'How to Make It' Book., 15 Mar 2008
This is a largely un-sung hero of the 'Make It Yourself' dolls house books. The projects begin as simple items and are clearly explained step by step. Then a range of finishes are suggested and a number of variations are shown to get your imagination going. The projects are practical - well, decoy ducks? - and can be used in a wide range of settings - stools, tables, shelves, books, hats, baskets. Things you 'know' how to make but you don't because you don't feel confident. This book will give you that confidence. The projects are easy to adapt to other scales. I use mine for 24th scale, half the size intended, and the instructions work well. I'm planning to move into 48th - half the size again - and I'm sure, with some 'hard sums', they'll work for that too.
A must for dolls houser's, 28 Jun 2007
This book has become my dolls house bible. It is packed with simple, easy to make items that are charming and unusual. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Excellent advice and projects for beginers and advanced, 27 Jul 2001
I found this book a goldmine of information from the basics of choosing a style or period of house and what type, depending on costs. It has helped enormously in the decision of which house to choose. There is lots of advice and projects from decorating to making items. The author has managed to cover a vast amout of items including shops and childrens houses as well as the miniaturists period homes. Excelllent bibliography with lots of reference areas to follow up. Overall it is very readable and well illustrated and an ideal book to dip into for both the begginer as well as the more experienced miniaturist.
monstertastically fab!!, 18 Oct 2008
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Fab book!, lots of fun with endless possibilities for imagination & creativity. It has clear bright colouful pictures of the monsters along with tuition on how to make them & templates to enlarge at the back of the book. However once you see the book you are just going to want to grab a paper & pencil & sketch up your own fantasy creatures to make.I purchased this book based on the amazon reviews & was not dissapointed. I think however that it is more than a book for adults as this would also appeal very much to children & with adult help once the basics of a monster is made up they'd be sure to love picking buttons & bits & bobs to embellish it.
I did it - you can do it too!, 17 Jun 2008
Finally I found the book which expressed the quirky somethings I've always imagined making. The book is fun, the monsters awesome (and truly inspires you to make your own little twists) and the instructions are easy!
The Best Craft Book I've Bought To Date, 16 Feb 2008
This is the best "craft" book I've bought to date. It's inspirational, and encourages you to have a go. In less than two weeks, I've made 3 monsters and have one on the way. Some monsters have templates, some don't which initially I was aggreived by, as you have to make your own template. But then I realised that's the whole point, that you're not slavishly copying someone else's idea, and you're forced into being creative and confident in your own ideas. Brilliant fun.
Plushtastic, 13 Sep 2007
I can't express how awesome this book is. The best things about it is the fact that there's no sewing tutorial, or how to sew buttons on... it goes straight into the monster-making action! You can just follow the instructions and make the monsters as they are, or you can use the patterns as inspiration and go as mental as you like. I've followed one of the patterns, and picked up some techniques which I've used to make some other bonkers creatures.
If you're at all interested in the idea of making unique toys for kids, friends or even yourself (I'm a self confessed kidult), then get this book.
a little book full of fun, 10 Sep 2007
this is a lovely colourful book full of amazing ideas for mad creatures. there are loads of fantastic colour photos for 30 different designs. with ideas for different fabrics and trimmings. I bought this book to give me ideas for making puppets and I haven't been disappointed, there's plenty to inspire and great really funny characters that kids will love. There are templates at the back of the book, and plenty of easy to folllow instructions. The characters range from 3 eyed polly, a nibbled gingerbread man, gremlins a really wacky greggles and mr skelly. If you enjoy creating unusual fun puppets this is the book for you. Great value for money.
Good book, if slightly flawed.., 17 Mar 2008
Just received the book and built the first model (paper plane launcher).
The CAD instructions aren't as good as genuine lego - at the end of the model there were a couple of things that weren't connected properly which meant some improvisation on my part. Also had to bodge it a bit in places because I didn't have all the parts needed as per their spec. But I guess that's part of what the book aims to encourage so I shouldn't complain too much!!
As per the other reviewer's comments though it really does send the mind racing to new and unexplored possibilities.
Oh, and the PPL was an instant hit with my 4 and 1 year olds once built - hours of fun launching planes all over the place in a way that my one year old in particular would never have managed on her own if you'd tried to get her to do it manually. Fun for all the family :) Looking forward to building the other models and more inventions of my own...
This will set your mind racing, 29 Oct 2007
Excellent book, but! If you are looking for some really cool stuff to make then perhaps you'll be disappointed, there are only a few models detailed but they are covered very comprehensively. The book will set your mind racing at the possibilities LEGO provides and perhaps that is the whole point, a good buy though.
Little felted animals, 04 Jan 2009
Good instructions and photographs but animals dissapointing they look very amateur and child like.
Beautiful!, 19 Oct 2008
I have not yet made any of the animals but have spent many hours looking at the beautiful pages of this inspiring book. I have sent off for my fleece, neeedles and glass eyes and when they arrive I will be trying the techniques. I doubt my animals will be as such high standard as the ones photographed but I can't wait to try.
Knitted toys - knitting joys!!, 02 Jan 2009
In a nutshell - a real delight!! Its beautifully produced - light enough to be handled whilst knitting to the patters; large enough to provide large, glossy, fun photos of the animals; range is varied enough to provide interest for years to come, with animals from every continent!! A pleasure to have and hold - and one to dive into with needles at the ready!!
World of Knitted Toys, 26 Sep 2008
This is a super book for the experienced knitter/toymaker, who will find the toys easy to make and so much more lifelike than other knitted animals and dolls. For a beginner, though, the instructions need to be more fully interpreted, they are not clear enough and don't always create what you see in the excellent photos. I am lucky enough to be able to change the instruction so that I can make the ears, hands etc at least as good as the pictures, but my mum had difficulty understanding the instructions. The author is obviously a nature lover and has written paragraphs about each of the animals which is nice but it's all stuff you would be familiar with, and the space would have been better used with more detailed knitting instructions. Having said that I'm sure I'll use this book again and again. It's a good buy for me.
Wonderful, Wonderful Book, 03 May 2008
This is the most fun knitting book I've ever seen. I was over the moon when I saw it and thrilled to bits with the clear patterns and my own finished results.
My own knitting skills don't extend much beyond scarves, but these gorgeous, happy knitted animals are so easy to make even I can enjoy knitting them and have good results.
Not only perfect for knitted toy fans, but brilliant for beginners who are sick of knitting squares!
A great and inspiring book, 20 Nov 2005
When I ordered this book I just couldn't wait until it arrived...and when the mailman finally delivered it I was thrilled! The patterns are great and already I've finished a turtle for my niece (and she loves to play with it). The patterns are easy to follow and I can warmly recommend it.
Simply brilliant, 23 Jun 2005
There are quite a lot of knitted toy patterns out there, and with many, you end up with a knitted thing that happens to be animal shaped. This book thankfully turns that around, and you find yourself creating animals that just happen to be knitted. The range is astounding: presented in themed sets, you're taken from the jungle via the farmyard and ocean to the arctic and beyond, with patterns for lions, tigers and bears, cats, dogs, pigs, wombats, penguins, a horse and rider, dolphins, whales, an amazing sea turtle with patterned shell, monkeys, orang utangs and people too. Most patterns have a large and small version, and there's a list at the front of which are the easier and which the more challenging patterns, though none of them are too difficult for an advanced beginner, and you can always knit stripey creatures in one colour, or just make the littlest version to begin with. The designs are easy to follow and make up into lovely toys that will delight kids and older folk alike; this should keep you happily knitting for several years with the range of designs, the only problem is trying to pick just one at a time to work on.
mega cute, 19 Jul 2008
even if you aren't going to make the cute toys this book will make you happy
Very cute!, 27 Feb 2008
This book is very similar to "The Cute Book", but is for larger scale versions (c. 25-35cm tall) and made out of jersey material (although I have used cotton) instead of felt. They are incredibly easy to make - my 7 year old daughter has even had a go. The patterns (which need enlarging if you make them to their specifications) include bunny, bear, fish, lizard, sheep, monkey, penguin, cat and other wierd creatures. They are all cute, even if some are a little strange and would appeal to conventional as well as more modern crafters.
Instructions are easy to follow & very sweetly written (each character has a few words written about them which are totally random),
All in all, a good crafting book for all.
Aranzi Aronzo fun time, 30 Dec 2007
I bought this book in Japan at an Aranzi Aronzo shop.
I was so in love with their plush toys but discovered that they are not made to sell so I was advised to buy the book and make them myself.
Although I have the Japanese version with poor reading skills I found this book so easy and simple to use!
It has fantastic photos of the plush, simple set by set picture instructions and patterns to copy and transfer to material.
Must get if you love all kawaii plush!
A great book!!, 09 Dec 2008
I love this book, I have knitted the Ballerina rabbit which turned out great, I did not use the recommended wool, I just used cheap double knit and 4 ply with great results!! I do find with Debbies patterns (I have knitted her baby's clothes) that you must take time to read the instructions carefully, as you can easily go wrong!!
Fabulous knitting book., 22 Dec 2007
I like this book because it requires, for most patterns, a bit more experience than, say the wonderful Jean Greenhowe books, but it is not too difficult as to be out of reach of an advancing knitter of toys. There are some easy patterns too, like some of the farmyard toys and the pirate rat. There are patterns to try a slip stitch colour pattern and also to try intasia knitting on a small project. So, there are good patterns for learning new knitting techniques. Some toy patterns become staples, and you return to them many times, and quite a few in this book have joined my list of favourite patterns. I particularly like the skating elephant and have made many pigs. Buy it for any knitter, they will be thrilled, especially if they like bears and rabbits.
Great gift for a knitter, 04 Jan 2004
I bought this book as a gift for my Grandmother. She is an accomplished knitter and has been knitting toys of all descriptions for years. I had been searching for something to buy her for Christmas and was encouraged by the reviews of this and another book of Debbie Bliss (Teddy Bears: More Than 25 Irresistible Designs for Knitted Bears).
I ordered both and was very happy with them. There's a variety of toys and I have already put in my requests!
I am not a knitter so can not comment on the patterns but she seemed very happy with the book and was looking forward to knitting something new. She was very happy to see the pattern for a camel! She already had a pattern for a nativity scene but had to improvise a camel in the past!
So if your looking for a gift for someone who has everything but can knit this looks like a good buy to me! I'm hoping she'll teach me one day.
Over 30 wonderful toys., 03 Feb 2001
This book has projects for beginner knitters as well as very experienced knitters. The farmyard play mat is so simple but looks fabulous and has, not only every family of animals, but even the fences and hay! You wil find a reindeer, scottie dog, monkey, kangaroo, fairytale mice, rag head doll, dalmation, skating elephant and pirate rat too. The book is not short of teddies and rabbits of all types, as angels, farmers, sailors and even ballerinas! There are some quite chalenging projects knitting with colours, such as the gingham bear and tartan bear, but they are well worth the effort. The two outstanding features of these toys are firstly the fantastic shaping instructions of the creatures, and secondly their colourful clothing as in the slip stitch colour pattern of the girl rabbit's dress and the wonderful fair isle slipover for a teddy. Well worth every penny.
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